Planning application
1 Bank End (Site Including Railway Arches And Thames House Bounded By Stoney Street Clink Street And Park Street) London SE1.
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of commercial units within Borough Yards associated to planning permission ref. 21/AP/0507 comprising Unit 215 (Class E[b] to Flexible Class E (excluding E[b]), Unit 219 (Class E[b] to Flexible Class E (excluding Class E[c], [f] and [g])) and Sui Generis (mixed-use retail with cooking school), Unit 220 (Mezzanine Level only) (Class E[a] to Flexible Class E[b] and Sui Generis (mixed-use retail with cooking school)), Unit 221 (Class F1 to Flexible F1 and Sui Generis (mixed-use retail with cooking school) and Unit 222 (Mezzanine Level only) (Class E[a] to Flexible Class E[b] and Sui Generis (mixed-use retail with cooking school))
As published by the council, reference 26/AP/2180
Application record
- Reference
- 26/AP/2180
- Status
- Under consideration/assessment
- Received
- 23 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2026
Site history
Applications at this address on the Southwark register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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24/AP/0489 Granted
1 Bank End Site Including Railway Arches And Thames House Bounded By Stoney Street Clink Street And Park Street London SE1.
Details of condition 21 (Kitchen extract systems) for Unit 001A only pursuant to planning permission ref. 19/AP/1649 (which was a variation of permission ref. 15/AP/3066): Redevelopment of 1 Bank End, including reuse of railway arches and rebuilding and extension of the rear of Thames House, Park Street (behind retained facade); remodelling of Wine Wharf building on Stoney Street and development of a two storey building at 16 Park Street, all to provide a development reaching a maximum height of 6 storeys (maximum building height 27.419m AOD) comprising retail units (flexible class A1 shops, A3 cafes/restaurants and A4 drinking establishments use) at ground and first floor levels, a gallery (Class D1 use) at ground floor level, office floorspace (Class B1 use) at ground up to fifth floor level, a cinema (Class D2 use) at ground floor and basement level, associated cycle parking spaces at basement, associated refuse and recycling with new public access routes and public open space.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jul 2026
Received by Southwark
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13 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 8 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
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What happens while it is decided
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About this record
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